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FYI
Eunice Norton, pianist and classical music promoter
In Wednesday's Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Andrew Druckenbrod reports
the death of Eunice Norton, "a pianist of international stature
in her day" who founded "a precursor to the Pittsburgh Chamber
Music Society and supported countless local students. Born in
Minneapolis in 1908, Mrs. Norton died Dec. 9 in Vienna. She was
97." Druckenbrod writes: "In 1927, Mrs. Norton won the London
Bach Prize, and her break came when Henry Wood booked her at
Queen's Hall and took her on tour in England and internationally
with his orchestra. She also performed at Wigmore Hall and with
the BBC Symphony." Druckenbrod notes, "Mrs. Norton spent the
'30s studying with the eminent pianist Artur Schnabel ... it was
at this time that she first performed with the Pittsburgh Symphony
Orchestra," giving the Pittsburgh premiere of Brahms' Piano
Concerto No. 1 under music director Fritz Reiner. "Mrs. Norton
was an avid supporter of new music, as well, premiering and
performing works by Paul Hindemith, Honegger, Charles Ives and
others," adds Druckenbrod. Later in life, Norton taught one year
at Carnegie Mellon University, and worked "behind-the-scenes
work for classical music in Pittsburgh."
Karl
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